Good first chapter books for 6 yr old

Horrid Henry is good, but maybe not the best role model (or maybe DS's behaviour/humour would have evolved that way anyway?!).My DS (6) likes Dinosaur Cove series, Astrosaurs series and a series of books for children by Alexander Mcall Smith (eg the Banana Machine).

The only thing I would say about Flat Stanley (my DD is on ORT10/11) and she found it tough because of the "Americanisms" ie sidewalk etc and there was one pic of FS being posted into a postbox and she kept insisting it was a bin

DD also liked the Morris the Cat chapter books and I know they are not chapter books but I would seriously look into the Happy Families books (Mr Creep the Crook etc) they are fab!!

Wonderful memories of Flat Stanley, Roald Dahl, Frog and Toad... but also seek out - on Amazon if necessary - other Arnold Lobel titles - Mouse Tales and Owl at Home. Blissful After this, the world's their oyster.

My DS likes the magic tree house series, plus early horrid Henry readers, plus Jill Tomlinson books - the owl who was afraid of the dark etc, and the usborne first readers too - usborne has a great range of books for all levels.

DD is 5 and in Yr 1. Roald Dahl has some easier reads and Allan Ahlberg's Gaskitt books are excellent. DD has had some Red Bananas books home from school, which were also very good. One of her very favourite books was was Julia Donaldson's 'The Giants and the Joneses' and was a big hit with DH too.